Farmers' protest: March to restart amid tight security at Delhi's borders - BBC News

The protests are resuming after they were suspended the end of February over the death of a farmer.

2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIndian farmers protest 2020Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Farmers unions have given a call to farmers from across the country to converge in DelhiThousands of Indian farmers are set to resume their march to the capital Delhi to demand minimum price guarantees for their crops.

The farmers had suspended their strike at the end of February after a young farmer died during the protest.

To prevent the march, Delhi's borders are heavily barricaded and police have been deployed.

The farmers' protests have restarted even as India is just months away from holding general elections.

Farmers are an important voting bloc in the country and analysts say the federal government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi would not want to antagonise them so close to the polls.

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